tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post7737312042840397113..comments2024-01-22T22:50:33.881-05:00Comments on Raven's Caw: Cephalopods!Raven's Clayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029825722137314764noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post-64380568705996062692008-01-03T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-03T14:49:00.000-05:00Oh, what interesting beads....... I'm so estoneshe...Oh, what interesting beads....... I'm so estoneshed.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post-81139470580055540002008-01-03T01:44:00.000-05:002008-01-03T01:44:00.000-05:00Oh look at that girl, just few days that I didn't ...Oh look at that girl, just few days that I didn't check the blog and wow! Hey Melanie those bracelets are great (like the blue one a lot) and your octopus beads are lovely! It seems that cephalopods are quite popular these days in the polymer-world... look here <BR/>http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=2565<BR/>and here <BR/>http://polymerclaynotes.com/?p=3354<BR/><BR/>Sending you big happy 2008 New year hugs!<BR/>NadjaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post-63286231905260807292008-01-02T12:02:00.000-05:002008-01-02T12:02:00.000-05:00Greetings, Gals! Thanks so much for visiting and y...Greetings, Gals! Thanks so much for visiting and your kind words! It's muchly appreciated (yes, I said muchly).<BR/><BR/>Nudibranchs! Yes, yes! I love those things. Thanks for reminding me about those wild and flashy beasts, Doreen. When my son was younger we would sit and watch nature shows - and my favorites were always ones with nudibranchs! <BR/><BR/>Karen, you are totally right. Our way is definitely all about keeping the "process" fun! Thanks for reminding me. ;)<BR/><BR/>Mel! My Southern Hemisphere doppleganger!! No, wait, I think it's the other way around. lol You are totally right - mokume gane is in the hand of the slicer - or something like that. So far as the bead shape... I start with a tube of "bead guts" and cover with the veneer, and as I close the tops the pod shapes starts to form. Then it's just a matter of carefully rolling and counter-rolling... and a lot of futzing (technical word). :)Raven's Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029825722137314764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post-11457334305900838252008-01-01T16:18:00.000-05:002008-01-01T16:18:00.000-05:00Melanie, these are wonderful! I LOVE your mokume p...Melanie, these are wonderful! I LOVE your mokume patterns and the colours you chose. The thing that I love about mokume gane is the fact that everyones style is a little different. I love Julies work too, who doesn't? But I love a lot of other peoples mokume gane too. That's the beauty of the technique, it really lets the uniqueness shine, depending on shapes of tools for impressing, shades of colours and thicknessness of sheets. I love the shapes of your beads too. How do you get those beads so beautifully shaped and even?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991232094012252013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post-32516279451909883612008-01-01T14:29:00.000-05:002008-01-01T14:29:00.000-05:00I love the colors and organic look of your cephalo...I love the colors and organic look of your cephalopod beads! I'm like you, I start playing and creating sometimes without one thought as to what I will do with the finished product. The process is so much fun though!<BR/>-Karenartandteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350259339476430261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114604523528254972.post-54596704099221211452008-01-01T13:52:00.000-05:002008-01-01T13:52:00.000-05:00I too adore cephalopods...although, I have to admi...I too adore cephalopods...although, I have to admit that I am somewhat more fond of nudibranchs. http://www.sergeyphoto.com/underwater/nudibranchs.html<BR/>I just love looking at them. I love their gorgeous colors and patterns (somewhat like Julie Picarello's mokume gane??) I can spend WAY too much time looking at pictures of these beautiful creatures and wondering how I could translate their wonderful patterns into polymer clay.<BR/><BR/>I was very fortunate to take a class from Julie Picarello. She as an unbelievably huge collection of little pieces of castoff items that she uses for her patterns...and you should see her cutters! Amazing. She even gave me a little bag of "stuff" to take home!<BR/><BR/>I love your beads! I especially like the purples ones. I think you should stay on this path for awhile. Those beads are really gorgeous! They do remind my of cephalopods!<BR/><BR/>DoreenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com